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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of general revenue appropriations for the |
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artificial reef program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 89.041(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Section 89.042(b), [No state] |
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general revenue funds may not [shall] be expended in the |
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development or implementation of this plan. |
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SECTION 2. Section 89.042, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 89.042. DEDICATION; APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The funds |
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received under Section 89.043 of this code are dedicated to the |
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department for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, including |
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siting, designing, constructing, monitoring, and otherwise |
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managing an artificial reef or artificial reef system. |
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(b) The legislature may appropriate money from the general |
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revenue fund to the department for: |
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(1) salaries of department employees implementing |
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this chapter; and |
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(2) costs associated with those employees, including |
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the cost of employee benefits. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |